Cayuga Museum and Case Research Lab

Upcoming Exhibits

From Gilded Stage to Silver Screen: A History of Auburn’s Theaters – Learn about Auburn’s storied historic theaters and their lasting impact on our present-day city.

May 16 – August 31, 2014

Auburn at Normandy: The 299th Combat Engineers and LocalStories of WWII – Discover the stories of men from Auburn’s West End who served together throughout World War II and were among the first to hit the beach on D-Day; through tales of first-hand experiences, photographs, flags, and much more.

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315-253-8051

cayugamuseum@verizon.net

Permanent Exhibits

Both Sides of the Wall: Auburn and Its Prison

What is now called Auburn Correctional Facility is the oldest continually-operating prison in the U.S. The history of the prison and the city that grew up around it cannot be separated. Through scores of photographs and artifacts, this exhibit tells the story of the most influential of all American prisons.

A Child’s World

Growing out of 4th graders’ requests to see more about children in our museum,
this exhibit explores what’s changed and what remains the same in the ways in which we raise our children – care, education, work and more.

Case Research Lab – The Birthplace of Talking Movies!!

Theodore Case converted the green house on the family estate into the Case Research Lab in 1916. He then set out on a scientific journey that changed the way we see and hear the world. Come see how the CRL developed the first commercially successful system of sound on film.